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Firefighters responded to 9069 Orchard Way, near the corner of Suncoast Boulevard, after a call came in at 1:21 p.m., said Spring Hill Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Kevin Carroll. The flames spread to the boat, a tree and some brush.

"They had their hands quite full making sure that it didn't spread," Carroll said.

A lack of fire hydrants in the area complicated the effort, Carroll said. A tow truck had to pull one of the fire trucks from deep sugar sand.

No one was home at the time, and there were no reported injuries. A neighbor rescued what Carroll described as several valuable birds before firefighters arrived.

Authorities suspect an electrical short sparked the blaze, but the Fire Marshal's Office is investigating, Carroll said.

Property records show Michael S. Schmidt bought the three-bedroom manufactured home in 2002. The home sits on nearly 5 acres and is valued for tax purposes at $84,189, records show.

Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey last year made a definitive announcement about the company's famous 140-character count amid rumors that the firm would substantially relax the limit. "It's staying," Dorsey told the "Today" show's Matt Lauer. "It's a good constraint for us."

Florida continues to improve its plan for modernizing the interstate system in Tampa Bay. The Florida Department of Transportation has unveiled four new options for rebuilding I-275 near downtown Tampa, and some of them would ditch previous plans for toll lanes downtown while keeping express lanes for faster, …